Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Norco, CA

Norco is a city in Riverside County whose name is a portmanteau of 'North Corona,' taken from the North Corona Land Company that developed it.

Norco's land was part of the Little La Sierra Rancho, a Mexican-era land grant made to the Sepulveda family in 1846.

Norco held its grand opening on Mother's Day, May 13, 1923, under developer Rex B. Clark, and the city was incorporated on December 28, 1964.

Norco proudly calls itself 'Horsetown USA' — horses are woven into daily life, with equestrian trails instead of sidewalks in much of the city and somewhere around 20,000 horses living alongside its roughly 26,000 people.

The 2020 census counted 26,316 residents in Norco, slightly down from 27,063 in 2010.

Norco has about 6,616 households — a small number for its population, reflecting the large lots its horse properties require.

The 80-acre George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, named for George A. Ingalls, a Norco resident killed in Vietnam on April 16, 1967, hosts the annual Norco Fair and PRCA rodeos.

Norco's SilverLakes park is a major equestrian and sports complex with more than 20 soccer fields alongside its horse arenas.

Norco College opened in the spring of 1991 as Riverside City College's Norco Campus on a 141-acre site that was once part of the glamorous Hotel Norconian resort, which served as a Navy hospital during World War II.

Norco College became the 112th accredited community college in California in January 2010, and its teams are fittingly known as the Mustangs.